For you final exam, please thoughtfully reflect on this semester and consider the following. What are the five most interesting, enlightening, and or shocking new information you learned this semester pertaining to the History of the United States between 1500s and 1877. Topics can include events, stories, or specific persons.
Your reflection should include the following for each topic:
What was the event, story, person, etc?
Where did you learn the information?
Describe the event, story, person, etc.
Why was this interesting, enlightening, and or shocking?
Why is this significant to your understanding of history?
Other areas you could include for your selected topics:
How does this information apply to my lived experience?
How does this knowledge inform my future decisions?